Geology of the Snap Lake kimberlite intrusion, Northwest Territories, Canada: field observations and their interpretation

The Cambrian (523 Ma) Snap Lake hypabyssal kimberlite intrusion, Northwest Territories, Canada, is a complex segmented diamond-bearing ore-body. Detailed geological investigations suggest that the kimberlite is a multi-phase intrusion with at least four magmatic lithofacies. In particular, olivine-r...

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Main Authors: Gernon, T.M (Author), Field, M. (Author), Sparks, R.S.J (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2012-01.
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